'Dynasties' Ulsan, 'Murder Schedule' is inevitable, but → 4G points + 'Zero' is humiliated...Director Kim Pan-gon said, "No excuses."

'Dynasties' Ulsan, 'Murder Schedule' is inevitable, but → 4G points + 'Zero' is humiliated...Director Kim Pan-gon said, "No excuses."

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The Asian stage was different.

Ulsan HD, which has secured its K-League 1 title for three consecutive years early, is on the verge of being eliminated from the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE). Ulsan lost 0-3 in the fourth round of the ACLE League stage of the 2024-2025 season against Johoru FC at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Johor, Malaysia on the 5th.

The ACL has been reorganized into ACLE and ACL 2 this season. The ACLE has been changed to include the top 24 Asian teams (East Asia 12 and West Asia 12). Each team will have four home and away matches, for a total of eight matches. Out of the 12 East Asian teams, four will be eliminated, and eight will advance to the round of 16.
Ulsan met with Kawasaki Frontale (0-1 loss), Yokohama Marinos (0-4 loss), and Vissel Kobe (0-2 loss) of the Japanese J-League in the first and third rounds, and lost all of them. It also failed to find a way out in away games against Johoru.

Ulsan, ranked 12th in the ACLE East Asian region, has zero points as well as zero points. "I think it is a shame. We have no points to win, and we are in a situation where we have no points. This makes us feel sorry for our Ulsan fans. It must have been a very difficult journey for the players 스포츠토토. It was hard to come this far," Kim said.

Ulsan beat Gangwon FC 2-1 in the third round of the "Hana One Q K League 1 2024" final at Ulsan Stadium on Sunday. Ulsan, which has 68 points, widened its gap with second-ranked Gangwon with 61 points to seven points, and clinched its third consecutive win regardless of the outcome of the remaining two matches. Both in name and reality opened the door of the dynasty.

Since its establishment in 1983, it has become the third team that has achieved three consecutive wins in the K-League. Seongnam FC, when it was a corporate team named Ilhwa, lifted the trophy for three consecutive years from 1993 to 1995, and from 2001 to 2003. Jeonbuk won the K-League 1 title for five consecutive years from 2017 to 2021.

After the match against Gangwon, Ulsan went on an away trip to Malaysia. Regarding his physical stamina, Kim said, "I think it had some influence. We had a match against Johor five days after the match against Gangwon. The flight lasted for six hours and we were on the bus for one and a half hours. However, I think everyone is in the same condition. Unfortunately, we did not display good performance." 스포츠토토

"We lost today's game. We have nothing to excuse," he said. "I honestly feel sorry for the scoreless part. It's not that we didn't have any chance. Still, I think we need to create a more clear opportunity to get out of the scoreless part."

Regarding the particularly bad results in ACLE, he said, "I need to study more. During the ACLE and the league, ACLE had tight schedules, and there were also variables such as the occurrence of injuries. ACLE seems to overcome these variables," adding, "I will focus more on the next game than on disappointment. Now, I can concentrate on the next game. I will do my best to secure points and points in the rest of the game so that I can advance to the tournament without giving up until the end."

While leading the Malaysian national team, Kim took the helm of Ulsan on July 28. He visited Malaysia for the first time in 100 days as an enemy commander. When asked about Johor, he said, "I don't want to talk about the other team. Please understand."

The ACLE League phase has returned to the halfway point. Ulsan aims to turn the tables again in its fifth match against Shanghai Sanggang (China) on Wednesday at its home turf.